Albert Kedrick Brown (born March 18, 1981) is an American former professional

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player and coach. Born and raised in

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, Brown played

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at Okaloosa-Walton Community College (now

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), where he was a first team

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All-America selection as a sophomore. Brown was drafted with the 11th overall pick in the

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by the Boston Celtics. He was traded to the Cleveland Cavaliers in December 2003 and was later dealt to the Philadelphia 76ers in July 2004.

Professional career

Boston Celtics (2001–2003)

Brown was drafted 11th overall by the Boston Celtics in the

. On October 30, 2001, he made his NBA debut, playing five minutes in a 108–89 win over the Cleveland Cavaliers. On January 21, 2002, Brown scored a season-high 12 points, along with two rebounds and four steals, in a 106–97 win over the

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. On January 18, 2003, Brown logged season-highs of 14 points and ten rebounds in a 97–95 win over the

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. On November 7, 2003, Brown scored a career-high 18 points, along with six rebounds and two steals, in a 87–94 loss to the

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. On December 13, he played his final game for the Celtics, logging two points and an assist during a 105–98 win over the Cleveland Cavaliers, the team he would be traded to.

Cleveland Cavaliers (2003–2004)

On December 15, 2003, Brown was traded, along with

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and

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, to the Cleveland Cavaliers in exchange for

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, Chris Mihm, and Michael Stewart.

Philadelphia 76ers (2004–2005)

On July 20, 2004, Brown was traded, along with Kevin Ollie, to the Philadelphia 76ers in exchange for

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. Brown's final NBA game was played on February 4th, 2005 in a 103 - 85 win over the Atlanta Hawks where Kedrick played for 2 and half minutes and scored 1 point.

Anaheim Arsenal (2007–2009)

Brown was selected ninth overall by the Anaheim Arsenal in the 2007 NBA D-League draft. Brown was selected 12th overall by the

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in the 2009 NBA D-League expansion draft. However, he never played a game for the team.

Bornova (2009–2010)

In 2009, Brown joined

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for the team's first season in the

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(TBL).

Antalya (2011–2012)

For the final season of his professional basketball career, Brown joined

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Coaching career

Brown joined the player personnel of the Southern Jaguars men's basketball team in 2017.

Career statistics

NBA

Regular season

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Playoffs

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References

External links

basketballreference.com profile
1981 births Living people American expatriate basketball people in Turkey American men's basketball players Anaheim Arsenal players Antalya Büyükşehir Belediyesi players Basketball players from Louisiana Bornova Belediye players Boston Celtics draft picks Boston Celtics players Cleveland Cavaliers players Northwest Florida State Raiders men's basketball players People from Zachary, Louisiana Philadelphia 76ers players Small forwards Zachary High School alumni {{1980s-US-basketball-bio-stub